A Reassessment of the Conservation Status of Crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ Years of Increased Awareness

@article{Taylor2007ARO,
  title={A Reassessment of the Conservation Status of Crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ Years of Increased Awareness},
  author={Christopher A. Taylor and Guenter A. Schuster and John E. Cooper and Robert J. Distefano and Arnold G. Eversole and Přemek Hamr and H. H. Hobbs and Henry W. Robison and Christopher E. Skelton and Roger F Thoma},
  journal={Fisheries},
  year={2007},
  volume={32},
  pages={372-389}
}
Abstract The American Fisheries Society Endangered Species Committee herein provides a list of all crayfishes (families Astacidae and Cambaridae) in the United States and Canada that includes common names; state and provincial distributions; a comprehensive review of the conservation status of all taxa; and references on biology, conservation, and distribution. The list includes 363 native crayfishes, of which 2 (⟨ 1%) taxa are listed as Endangered, Possibly Extinct, 66 (18.2%) are Endangered… 
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